Career monitoring survey: majority of HAMK graduates in the field of their education, satisfied with their careers
The vast majority, 86%, of Häme University of Applied Sciences graduates are satisfied with their degree. 87% of respondents say they are also satisfied with their career so far.
The employment situation of HAMK graduates is also good: 87% of the respondents are in employment five years after graduation. 77% feel that they are in a field relevant to their education and 83% feel that their degree is valued by employers.
Some 37% of respondents have graduated in health and well-being, 20% in engineering, 10% in commerce or administration and 14% in agriculture and forestry.
The figures are from a national career monitoring survey. It was answered by 465 persons who graduated from HAMK in 2019. The response rate was slightly better than the previous year at 36%. The results are in line with previous years’ surveys.
The results of the common questions of the career monitoring survey are available in the Education Statistics Finland’s service Vipunen and on the website töissä.fi.
HAMK’s own questions have also been added to the survey to provide information on the impact of students in the region. For example, according to the survey, every fourth respondent has a job in Kanta-Häme.
Higher education institutions use the career monitoring data in planning and developing their education. Meanwhile, also higher education students and those applying for higher education get useful information, based on which they can plan their personal career and boost their employment. The Ministry of Education and Culture utilizes the nationwide survey results in evaluating the quality and development needs of education in higher education institutions.
The career monitoring survey is carried out annually in October–November. A nationwide career monitoring network, which consists of the representatives of universities of applied sciences, has been established to carry out the survey and disseminate information on career monitoring.
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